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    Rennie's Books 2008

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    Down Under by Bill Bryson

     

     

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    I have read this book before, but it is a long time ago and I could not remember much about it. Moreover I have lost the jacket so I have no synopsis to consult.

     

    Since I am considering a trip to Australia, never having been there before and unlike many British having no relatives there, I decided it was time to resurrect Bill Bryson

    Rennie's Books 2008

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    The Book of Dave by Will Self

     

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    The Book of Dave is a misogynistic, racist, homophobic rant written by a demented London cabbie, buried in November 2001 in the Hampstead garden of his hated ex-wife and addressed to the son he idealizes rather than fathers.

     

    Several centuries pass and, as sea levels rise, the only land left in Central London becomes the isolated Isle of Ham. There The Six Families scratch a meagre living from the land. Their lives however are full of religion. For Dave

    Rennie's Books 2008

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    Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen

     

     

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    When Elinor and Marianne Dashwood and their mother are unfairly swindled out of their family inheritance they are forced to leave the family home in Norwood and move to Barton cottage on Devonshire. The two sisters are soon accepted into their new society. Marianne falls for the roguish charms of John Willoughby while Elinor still mourns the loss of Edward Ferrars whom she has left behind.

     

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    It was a little difficult to get used to this book as I have not read anything by Jane Austen for a long while, but once I got used to it I found it a lovely read.

     

    The two sisters seem to be quite different in nature. Marianne being very open and a little immature while Elinor in quieter and more thoughtful. They and their mother seem to have been very unfortunate in their relatives who are money grabbing and snobbish. However the friendliness of their new neighbour makes up for this.

     

    The story progresses and each girl face disappointment in love. The book is about how they cope with this. By the end everything changes again.

     

    Jane Austen is very perceptive and at times quite witty. I loved the following:

     

    Puddings

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    Chocolate bread and butter pudding sounds fabulous V. You are making my mouth water.

     

    I don't make many puddings because I always seem to be on a diet, but my mother made some wonderful pudding when I was a girl.

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